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Convert Date from one format to another format in JavaScript

I have a string of a date in javascript in format #1. I need to convert it to format #2.

The problem starts when one format is "dd/mm/yy" and the other is "mm/dd/yy".

The formats change dynamically and I have the formats as strings, but I need a function like

   Date newDate = convert(currentDate, currentFormatString, newFormatString).

How can I do it?

Solution

  • You should look into momentjs, which is a javascript date/time library. With that, you can easily convert between dates of different format. In your case, it would be:

    string newDate = moment(currentDate, currentFormatString).format(newFormatString)

    For example, moment("21/10/14", "DD/MM/YY").format("MM/DD/YY") would return "10/21/14"